Textual Analysis Research Articles

Ethnic integration in the “Lin-ge” migration epic: a grassroots perspective

This study comprehensively analyzes China’s ethnic migration epic, “Lin-ge,” as a case study to explore the cultural and social phenomena it reveals about exchanges, communication and integration among ethnic groups. It reveals how this process has facilitated mutual understanding and integration among diverse ethnic communities from a grassroots level. Focusing on inter-ethnic religious syncretism, economic interactions, warfare exchanges, trade practices, and intermarriages depicted in “Lin-ge,” the research showcases the complexity and dynamism of ethnic integration. It emphasizes the pivotal role of regional community identity in bridging different ethnic groups and forming the foundational cultural logic behind the identity of the Chinese national community. Through textual analysis, this study finds that “Lin-ge” transcends the boundaries between official and folk, sacred and secular, and historical and contemporary narratives, presenting a more inclusive and diversified perspective of the Chinese national community. The research highlights that the syncretism of religious beliefs, cultural exchanges, and social practices are key mechanisms in shaping the identity of regional social communities and promoting harmonious coexistence among various ethnic groups. Moreover, by reviewing extensive literature and conducting case analyses, this study provides a thorough understanding of China’s ethnic policies, ethnic relations, and the formation and development of multi-ethnic communities. The findings are not only of significant academic relevance to the fields of ethnology and anthropology but also offer practical guidance for addressing ethnic issues and promoting ethnic unity and national integration in modern society.

Measuring innovation capability and its effects on financial performance using companies’ annual reports

Companies try to survive and gain competitive advantage by leveraging their innovation capabilities, which need to be more accurately measured through company annual reports to provide valuable insights for investors and stakeholders. The study aims to analyze how innovation capability can be understood using innovative textual analysis based on linguistic cues to assess the level of a company’s innovation capability using secondary data from companies’ annual reports and then validated by empirical tests. The study surveyed 30 companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange from various sectors and industries and applied panel data regression with a five-year time series (2018–2022). Innovation capability was an independent variable, measured by textual analysis approach, and return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) were dependent variables. Descriptive statistics showed no significant differences in innovation capability, ROA, and ROE across sectors. Correlation analysis revealed no significant association between company age and these variables. Panel data regression confirmed that innovation capability positively influences ROA (p-value 0.078) and ROE (p-value 0.035). Notably, the impact of innovation capability on ROA increased during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting its growing importance in financial performance during challenging times.

Analysis of neural networks in text sentiment

The proliferation of digital media and online platforms has led to a significant increase in the production and distribution of textual data. Consequently, the study of text sentiment analysis has emerged as a crucial area of research within the domain of natural language processing. The objective of sentiment analysis is to detect and categorize emotional inclinations in text, which has substantial practical importance in comprehending public sentiment, monitoring brand reputation, and other related areas. This research does a comprehensive investigation of the utilization of neural network models in text sentiment analysis using literature review methods. It examines the difficulties encountered and the approaches employed to overcome these difficulties. The research encompasses the fundamental principles and techniques of text sentiment analysis utilizing neural networks, as well as the utilization of convolutional neural networks (CNN), recurrent neural networks (RNN)/long short-term memory networks (LSTM), attention mechanisms, and pre-trained models in the field of sentiment analysis. Furthermore, this study delves into the complexities associated with data noise, the interpretability of models, the analysis of long text and multimodal sentiment, as well as the utilization of transfer learning and domain adaptation techniques. The study's importance is in establishing a theoretical basis and practical recommendations for the advancement of sentiment analysis technology, particularly in enhancing model precision, comprehensibility, and range of applications, thereby delivering useful insights.

Revealing the translator's style: A corpus-based study of english translations of Mencius.

Based on the self-built English translation corpus of Mencius, this study conducts a lexical, syntactical and textual comparative analysis of Mencius English translations by James Legge (1861), Leonard A.Lyall (1932) and D.C.Lau (1970) through adopting a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods and employing Tokenizer, Tree Tagger, WordSmith8.0, AntConc and Readability Analyzer software. By analyzing representative translation examples and the para-text of each translation, this study explores the relationship among the historical background, translator's cultural identity and translation motivation. The results reveal that the translator's style is closely related to the translation strategy determined by the translation purpose rooted in translator's cultural identity in different historical and social backgrounds.The study findings will bring a new perspective for the translator's cultural identity research, contribute to the translator's style study and deepen the understanding of the English translation and overseas dissemination of Mencius with the help of corpus technology.

Inspirations, techniques and institutionality. Animation in Józef Robakowski’s experimental oeuvre

Józef Robakowski’s cinematic oeuvre functions mainly as an experimental form of audiovisual art exhibited in gallery spaces. In his avant-garde activities this intermedia artist, associated with the Film Form Workshop, often used techniques of animated film, as is evidenced by the author’s textual analysis of the films: Market (1970), Test 1 (1971), Test II (1971), Dynamic Rectangle (1971), 22x (1971), Impulsator (2000), Impulsator VI (2001), Attention Light! (2004). The analysis focuses on the techniques used by Robakowski as well as his potential or explicit inspirations. Creating experimental animations, often in the spirit of “pure film”, the avant-gardist has been appropriated by other scholarly disciplines such as art history or new media. The aim of this article is to include Józef Robakowski in the discourse of film studies: to demonstrate his stance as an animator over the course of his artistic work to date, but above all to place him in the history of Polish animated film.

Sparking creativity: Encouraging creative idea generation through automatically generated word recommendations.

Creative block is a familiar foe to any who attempt to create and is especially related to "writers block". While significant effort has been focused on developing methods to break such blocks, it remains an active challenge. Here, we focus on the role of semantic memory structure in driving creative block, by having people get "stuck" in a certain part of their semantic memory network. We directly examine whether we can "pull out" a participant from where they got "stuck" in their semantic memory, breaking their creative impasse. Our Associative Creativity Sparker (ACS) is a cognitive network science-based online tool that aims to spark creative ideas and break creative impasse: Once a participant runs out of ideas in a creative idea generation task, word recommendations are suggested to prime new ideas. These word recommendations are either towards or away from previous ideas, as well as close or far from the target object, based on a conceptual space extracted from the participants responses using online text analysis. In Study 1, 121 participants use the ACS to generate creative alternative uses for five different objects and completed creativity and Gf tasks. In Study 2, we repeat the design of Study 1, but further examine the impact of writing experience on the ACS, by examining 120 novice and 120 experienced writers. Across both studies, our results indicate that the location of word recommendations affects the fluency and originality of one's ideas, and that novice and experienced writers differently benefit from these word recommendations.

An Integrated Method for Cooperation Prediction in Complex Standard Networks

Standards play significant roles in the development of technology and economics, while the cooperation between drafters directly determines the quality of standard systems. The cooperation prediction is a significant while challenging problem for seeking new cooperation chances between drafting units due to their differences in experience and professional ability. In this study, an integrated artificial intelligence method is proposed for cooperation prediction using the link prediction method, text analysis, and network modeling. Specifically, we develop a multi-layer standard network formed by standard citation relationships and cooperation relationships between drafters. Then, a set of novel metrics is designed for predicting the cooperation between drafters considering the knowledge, experience, and professional capability. These metrics are further integrated into a neural network to improve the prediction accuracy. The priorities of our method in terms of prediction accuracy are verified with realistic data of Chinese environmental health standards. The prediction results provide strong support for the selection of drafters and further optimize the structure of standard systems.

Reconstructing the Identity of African-Americans in Countee Cullen’s “Heritage”: Why Race Matters in America

The present paper argues that it is the color of the Africans that is an object of mockery and humiliation hurled at them by the whites. To escape from this color-induced discrimination and identity crisis, yearning for the ancestor’s native heritage is the sole sanctuary for the American people of color. This paper examines the subtle use of the symbols of dark images to show how Countee Cullen, in his poem “Heritage,” shows black people's identity crisis based on color. The dark color symbolizes a constraint on civilization and creates a distinct bifurcation between synchronization and harmony in the nation. Hence, the recurring dark color in the poem leads the minority group to quest for identity through social strengthening. The poet calls for African Americans' personal, social, and geographical identity based on hereditary identity. In the context of America, the question of true identity in the new nation leads black people to feel a deep anguish of estrangement and alienation. Drawing on Cullen’s poem as the primary source for analysis, this paper applies Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancis, Winthrop D. Jordon, Michael Banton, and Lois Tyson’s racial theory and search for identity for textual analysis. Racial discrimination creates gloom and generates inferiority among individuals. The minority group seeks identity establishment for social inclusion. Therefore, this study concludes that national coherence in American society invariably rests upon minimizing gloom, distancing, and uneasiness.

Stephen Dedalus as a Mythical Hero: Retelling Myths in Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

This paper explores the reappearance of Stephen Dedalus as a mythical hero in modern form as reflected in James Joyce’s novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man using the critical insights of myth critics. This exploration aims to reveal the universality of myth. It claims that in the novel the mythical hero, Daedalus, is revealed as Stephan Dedalus. Stephen’s journey from childhood to maturity with epiphany and transformation resembles the journey of the mythical hero. His struggles to escape from the trap of religion, family, and nationality to be an artist are similar to the struggles of the mythical hero, Daedalus. More specifically, Stephan's psychological development towards a critical understanding of his own society echoes Daedalus' skill development of making wings of feathers and wax. Similarly, Stephen’s motive for escaping to Paris reflects Daedalus’s realization of the urgency of moving to Sicily. This study uses qualitative research design and method of textual analysis to locate the resurfacing of mythical ideas in modern context. Textual data taken from the primary text are analyzed using the theoretical insights of Joseph Campbell and other myth critics, in relation to the ideas of the universality of myth and the role of hero, to explore the issue.

Menggali Hikmah: Urgensi Memahami I’jazul Qur’an dalam Suroh Lukman Ayat 16

The delivery of the moral message in the case study of Suroh Lukman verse 16 discusses the importance of understanding miracles and wisdom in Islam. In this study, researchers focus on the importance of understanding miracles and wisdom in Islam. Miracles in the Al-Qur'an can be interpreted as philosophical activity, social reinforcement, and control of power. The method of research used is a method is qualitative which uses an interpretive approach to the Al-Qur'an to explore the wisdom and miracles contained therein. in this research using textual analysis of suroh lukman verse 16, this research discusses the importance of understanding miracles and wisdom in Islam and discusses how the verses contained in suroh lukman can be integrated into moral and character education in the Islamic education environment, in this research also allows researchers to explore it in terms of historical, linguistic and theological context. The understanding of this verse is s follows: first,certainty and knowledge and power of allah. second, advice to children. Third, moral and ethical awareness. Fourth, motivation to do good.

Colonial Narrative and Woman-Nature Dynamics in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness: An Ecofeminist Critique

The paper analyzes the novella Heart of Darkness­ written by Joseph Conrad, exploring the dynamics of woman-nature intersections. The portrayal of women is characterized by a lack of agency to speak, which is aligned with the inert objectification of nature. The implication behind such (mis)representation of women and the environment by colonial narrative is to show the masculine imperial discourse as the powerful one. Together, two colonizing ideologies operate in order to domesticate both women and nature. This paper claims that ecofeminist reading of the novel challenges such domestication, exposing the nuances through the frame narrative technique and covert resistance exhibited by nature and women. The shared resemblance between woman-nature dynamics further stresses the interrelation of freedom for both. The study implies that freedom of women and the environment is interlinked. The study is qualitative and employs the textual analysis as a research tool to draw a conclusion. This paper uncovers the parallels between the treatment of gender and nature by oppressive Western colonial model, which exercises masculine dominance to locate the dynamics of women-nature intersections.

Demystifying the Saintly Image of Gandhi: A Rhetorical Reading of Orwell’s “Reflections on Gandhi”

This paper analyses George Orwell’s essay “Reflections on Gandhi” to explore how Orwell dwells on Gandhi’s contradictory character traits between his saintly ideals and the pragmatic needs of humanism. This paper argues that Orwell intends to justify Gandhi as a humanist politician by demystifying the saintly image crafted through his physical attributes, autobiographical narratives, and the mainstream political discourse. To discuss this issue, the present study has made a rhetorical reading of the text and relies on the method of textual analysis. The findings of the study suggest that Orwell strategically employs persuasive techniques, including timely arguments, authentic portrayal of positions, evidence-based logical reasoning, and stylistic patterns to convey his perspective of humanist Gandhi effectively. Finally, this paper contributes to have a deeper understanding of his critique of Gandhi's persona and the broader implications to the political discourse such as Gandhism.

Indigenous Knowledge for Environmental Conservation: An Ecocritical Approach to Silko’s Ceremony and Gardens in the Dunes

This paper examines the belief systems and ceremonies of the Native American people also known as American Indians or Indigenous tribal groups, exploring how their primitive ritual practices contribute to preserving the environment and maintaining the abundance of nature. The study argues that these people’s traditional wisdom which is based on close observations, one-to-one contact with the environment, and the first-hand experience sharpened over millennia, empowers them to understand the self-regulatory and self-renewal patterns of the natural world and take necessary precautions for environmental sustainability. To prove this argument, the study has undertaken Leslie Mormon Silko’s two major texts Ceremony and Gardens in the Dunes for textual analysis. Using ecocriticism as its theoretical framework, the study has borrowed insights from John Hannigan’s typologies of environmentalism, and Winona LaDuke or Gerald Vizenor’s concept of tribal wisdom. The finding of the study contends that indigenous knowledge plays a vital role in promoting natural balance and social equity. The study concludes that the conservation of natural environment ensures harmony, sustainable agriculture, development, and food security.

Colonialism and Environmental Degradation in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: An Ecocritical Perspective of Development

This paper aims to analyse the dichotomy between colonialism and environmental degradation, which is presented in the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The paper claims that colonialism and modern development destroy the nature and native culture. The main mission of colonizers is to create political, imperial, and economic hegemony over the country. However, it has negative impact on nature, forestry, animal kingdoms, and cultural wilderness. For the theoretical perspective, the paper borrows ideas from Cheryll Glotfelty and Greg Garrard's about ecological consciousness and environmental literature. The arrival of the British colony in India caused terrible deforestation and cultural fall. It is a textual analysis of the novel. The paper concludes that colonialism through its infrastructural development caused deforestation and loss of natural and cultural wilderness.

Reflections of the Everyday. Exploring the essence of Ecuadorian cinema through <i>Ratas, Ratones, Rateros</i>

This essay analyzes the film Ratas, Ratones, Rateros (1999), by Ecuadorian director Sebastián Cordero, as a reflection of the social problems that affect contemporary Ecuador. Through a textual analysis of the work, it is examined how the main characters, two cousins ​​who are dedicated to theft and crime, represent the Creole liveliness, social resentment and corruption that are some of the characteristic features of Ecuadorian society. Likewise, the film is contextualized with the political and economic scenario of the country at the end of the nineties, marked by the banking crisis, dollarization and government instability. The conclusion to be reached is that Ecuadorian cinema, more than a nationalist art, functions as a mirror of daily reality; as a reflection of the identity and social problems of Ecuadorians.

The Performative Body in Ibsen’s A Doll House and Saput’s Sakambari: Rebelling and Reclaiming Women’s Power Dynamics

Henrik Ibsen's A Doll House, directed by Bernice Garfield-Szita and Prakash Saput's Sakambari showcase a similar performative body of women, resisting the patriarchal societal system despite having existed in two distinct spatiotemporal contexts. In this light, the paper comparatively examines the performative bodies of Nora in A Doll House and Sakambari in Sakamabari to analyze how their body acts serve as a site of submission and resistance simultaneously. In doing so, the study employs qualitative methods, mainly textual analysis for visual texts, lyrics, and dialogues in a multi-modal approach, using the Butlerian concept of gender performativity, "not biology but culture," and the Foucauldian concept of body and sexuality. It examines how the performing bodies epitomize submissive and resistive agencies for autonomy and justice. Nora's and Sakambari's performative bodies in different phases – the plain, commodified, and beyond – in one way to another challenge the masculine disposition and advocate for liberation. The analysis reveals that the two characters employ contrasting approaches to resisting the existing social structure. Nora exhibits direct submission and defiance, while Sakambari explicitly submits and implicitly resists. While both of them challenge the status quo of society, the performative bodies in different layers of resistance empower them to contest patriarchal societal foundations even though their paths to liberation differ from one another.

Tinjauan Al-Qur'an Dan Hadist tentang Etos Kerja (Studi Literatur)

The presence of religion is often a source of inspiration for individuals in various aspects of life, including in the world of work. This article explores the verses of the Koran and the hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad that relate to work ethic. This research aims to present an understanding of the Islamic view of hard work, dedication, and responsibility in carrying out the profession. Using text analysis methods, relevant verses and hadiths were studied to explore the values ​​that encourage individuals to have a high work ethic in the view of the Islamic religion. The findings from this research provide insight into how religious teachings can serve as moral and spiritual guidance in increasing productivity and quality of work in Muslim societies. The implications of these findings are also discussed to strengthen the link between religious values ​​and the world of work in the contemporary context.

Navigating Strategic Balance: CEO Big Data Orientation, Environmental Investment, and Technological Innovation in Chinese Manufacturing

In the digital age, China’s economic development is transitioning from high speed to high quality. Through the application of digital technology, China’s manufacturing industry is moving toward more environmentally friendly and sustainable innovation, which makes it of great significance to study the effect of green investment and big data on innovation. Grounded in strategic management theory, this paper examines the interplay between CEO big data orientation, environmental investment, and their joint impact on technological innovation in manufacturing enterprises. Data are extracted from annual reports of listed Chinese manufacturing companies using computer-assisted text analysis methods and evaluated with negative binomial regression. The results indicate an inverted U-shaped relationship between CEO big data orientation and technological innovation. The results further explain that as CEO big data orientation increases, enterprises with higher levels of green investment will reach the peak of technological innovation performance earlier. According to China’s intelligent manufacturing in 2035, we have proposed some methods and suggestions for green investment and big data applications.

Analisis Teks pada Buku Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia Kelas X Terbitan Kemdikbud Edisi Revisi Tahun 2017

This study aims to conduct a text analysis on Indonesian language textbooks in Grade X by focusing on (1) Language Use in Indonesian Language Textbooks in Grade X, (2) Conformity of Indonesian Language Textbooks in Grade X to the 2013 Curriculum, (3) Conformity of Indonesian Language Textbook Discourse to Strengthening Character Education for Grade X Students, (4) Impact of Indonesian Language Textbooks on Learning for Grade X Students. The method in this research is descriptive qualitative research method with critical discourse analysis approach. The subject of this research is the Indonesian Language textbook Grade X for SMA/SMK, published by the Ministry of Education and Culture in the 2017 revised edition. The results showed that from (1) language use, (2) conformity with the 2013 curriculum, (3) conformity of discourse with strengthening character education, (4) the impact of textbooks on student learning is included in the good category, feasible, and in accordance with the level of understanding of students. In accordance with these findings, it is expected that the government and teachers should work together to develop and improve the quality of Indonesian language learning books to make them more interesting in accordance with the times, relevant, easy for students to understand

The entrepreneurial orientation of special district governments: a study of public entrepreneurship in local governments in Tennessee

ABSTRACT Special districts are an increasingly prevalent form of local government. The creation of special districts is an act of public entrepreneurship. However, it is not clear if special districts are imprinted with an enduring entrepreneurial orientation when they are founded or if their entrepreneurial orientation fades as the organisations mature and become more bureaucratic. Building on theories of imprinting and organisational structure and utilising computer-automated text analysis, we explore the persistence and performance implications of the entrepreneurial orientation of special districts through text analysis of local government documents. In a sample of 277 special districts in Tennessee (USA), we find that special districts exhibit an entrepreneurial orientation, this orientation differs based on special district type, and a nonlinear (inverted-U) relationship exists between entrepreneurial orientation and special district performance. Our findings contribute to research at the intersection of local governments and public entrepreneurship and generate actionable insights for local government managers.